# UBL 2.5 Credit Note

Source: https://xmlvalid.com/schemas/ubl-2.5-credit-note

> The UBL credit note in version 2.5 (August 2026), backward compatible with UBL 2.1.

A credit note corrects or cancels an invoice. UBL 2.5 keeps every UBL 2.1 credit note valid and adds new optional elements.

- Type: XSD
- Version: 2.5
- Namespace: `urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2`
- Root element: `CreditNote`
- Publisher: OASIS (OASIS copyright notice), source: https://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.5/
- Validate against it: https://xmlvalid.com/validate?schema=ubl-2.5-credit-note

## Notes

- These are the normative schemas from the OASIS release, which still accept deprecated elements.
- The example is the UBL 2.1 credit note example shipped in the UBL 2.5 release.